| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 26–28 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 300 m | women | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | women | |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
The men's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event.
A total of 22 swimmers from 11 nations competed in the event, which was held from Thursday, August 26 to Saturday, August 28, 1920.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 5:14.6 |  Norman Ross
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Los Angeles (USA) | October 9, 1919 |
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| Olympic Record | 5:24.4 |  George Hodgson
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Stockholm (SWE) | July 14, 1912 |
Results
Quarterfinals
The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norman Ross (USA) |
6:16.2 | Q |
| 2 |  Kenkichi Saito (JPN) |
6:16.8 | Q |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Harold Annison (GBR) |
5:58.0 | Q |
| 2 |  Keith Kirkland (AUS) |
6:12.2 | Q |
| 3 |  Paul Vasseur (FRA) |
6:30.4 | |
| 4 |  Alfred Steen (NOR) |
6:30.6 | |
| 5 |  René Ricolfi-Doria (SUI) |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Harris (USA) |
5:57.8 | Q |
| 2 | Henry Taylor (GBR) |
6:01.2 | Q |
| 3 | Masayoshi Uchida (JPN) |
6:40.0 | |
| 4 |  Alois Hrášek (TCH) |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  George Vernot (CAN) |
5:32.6 | Q |
| 2 | Fred Kahele (USA) |
5:37.4 | Q |
| 3 | Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) |
5:42.0 | q |
| 4 |  Arne Borg (SWE) |
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| 5 | Edward Peter (GBR) |
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| 6 |  Gilio Bisagno (ITA) |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludy Langer (USA) |
5:41.1 | Q |
| 2 | George Hodgson (CAN) |
5:49.8 | Q |
| 3 | Jack Hatfield (GBR) |
5:50.6 | |
| 4 | Henry Hay (AUS) |
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| 5 | Antonio Quarantotto (ITA) |
Semifinals
The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman Ross (USA) |
5:33.8 | Q |
| 2 | Fred Kahele (USA) |
5:35.8 | Q |
| 3 | Bill Harris (USA) |
5:36.0 | |
| 4 | Henry Taylor (GBR) |
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| — | Kenkichi Saito (JPN) |
DNF |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Vernot (CAN) |
5:27.8 | Q |
| 2 | Ludy Langer (USA) |
5:29.2 | Q |
| 3 | Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) |
5:32.8 | q |
| 4 | George Hodgson (CAN) |
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| 5 | Harold Annison (GBR) |
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| — | Keith Kirkland (AUS) |
DNF |
Final
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman Ross (USA) |
5:26.8 |
| 2 | Ludy Langer (USA) |
5:29.0 |
| 3 | George Vernot (CAN) |
5:29.6 |
| 4 | Fred Kahele (USA) |
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| — | Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) |
DNF |
References
- "Swimming at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
Notes
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French). Archived from the original on 22 May 2008.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 April 2008.
- sports-reference
| Olympic champions in men's 400 m freestyle | |
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| 440 yards | |
| 400 metres |
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